Power-law extreme flood frequency

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 261, Issue , 2006, Pages 141-153

  Kidson, R L ^a,d   Richards, K S ^b   Carling, P A ^c  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d NSW Department of Natural Resources   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXTREME EVENT; FLOOD FREQUENCY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; PREDICTION; RAINFALL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33750366209     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.261.01.11     Document Type: Article

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